This Antique Lucky Bill embossed cigar box label set lets you build almost the entire front of a Lucky Bill box on your wall: the big outer lid label and the hard‑to‑find back flap, both original and both new old stock 🍀

The larger piece, about 4½" x 4½", is the outer box lid label. This is the “billboard” that would have faced out in a cigar shop, grabbing attention from across the room. Printed on heavy stock with deep embossing and rich color, it carries the full Lucky Bill scene and branding that later got reused on magnets, posters, and modern décor. In terms of presence, this was the star of the box.

The smaller label, about 4" x 2", is the gold embossed back flap. It was designed to run along the back edge of the lid, so when the box opened you saw the Lucky Bill name in raised gold letters over a soft green background with a red shield and laurel leaves. These flaps were printed in smaller runs and almost always thrown away with the box, which is why original Lucky Bill back flaps are much harder to find than the main lid labels.

✨ A near‑complete box front in paper

Cigar‑box labels from the 1900s–1920s represent the high point of chromolithography and embossing. Printers layered color from multiple stones, then used heavy dies and metallic bronzing to make designs sparkle under shop lights. When you frame an outer lid label with its matching back flap, you are essentially rebuilding the face and hinge line of the original box—without needing to store a fragile wooden box itself.

Both pieces here are genuine new old stock. They were never glued to a box, which is why the embossing is still crisp and the colors remain bright more than a century later. The heavy paper stock has done its job keeping them vibrant and ready for display.

📜 Set includes: one antique Lucky Bill embossed outer cigar‑box lid label (approx. 4½" x 4½") and one matching embossed box back flap label (approx. 4" x 2"), both authentic 1900s–1920s NOS, not reproductions.

Frame them together, flap above the lid label to suggest the original hinge line, or set them side‑by‑side with other brands in a larger wall of cigar art. For a tobacciana collection, this Lucky Bill pair feels like a small curated exhibit from the golden age of the cigar box 🍀